Weaving together various observations and musings -- usually pertaining to aspects of Hong Kong (life) but sometimes beyond.

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

From Shek Kong to Ho Pui - reservoir and village (Photo-essay)

Serious hikers will scoff but some days, I prefer to go on a paved trail that's on the flat side to boot. This is so after days of rain gets me worried that many unpaved trails in Hong Kong will have turned super muddy and slippery -- and sometimes also have further obstacles in the form of broken tree branches falling to the ground. At the same time, I want to scratch that itch to be out and about in the countryside. And on such days, I opt to go along trails such as that which begins in Shek Kongthat I previously took to Ma On Kong. This time around though, I didn't go all the way along that 11 kilometer route. Instead, my hiking buddy on that hot and humid day and I elected to end our excursion at Ho Pui. From that Pat Heung area village, we took a green minibus to Yuen Long, where we first headed to a noodle shop and then shared a massive B Chai Grass Jelly dish at Kai Kee Dessert shop -- one of my favorite specialist dessert eateries in the whole of the Big Lychee! Put another way: it was yet another Sunday where we enjoyed both the time spent hiking and also the post-hike repast! :b